o Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the BeókofJ o B Verf. 27; heart is suited to the Law, yea, the heart is not only conformed unto, but transformed into the Law of God, whereas by 'nature theLaw is writtenonly fo far as to give us the knowledge of the Law,and a convie}ion ofthat duty or conformity which we owe to it. The men here intended by Elihu, knew the Law or wayes of God, by the light ofanatural confcience, but not by the light of a renewed confcience, and therefore they would net confider any of his ways:, which is a farther defcriptionof the heart of man in a tiate ofNature. Hence Note. flatwhich a natttra!man knowethofthe will ofGod, he willnot confider, unlefr itbe to rejetb and turnfrom it. I (faith Wifdome, NOV. i. 24, 2s,) have ffretehed out my hand, (as aTeacher doth to hishearers or difciples) aminoman, (that is, nomeer natural man) regarded, they fet at nought my counfel, andwould none ofmy_ reproof, Let me fay what I would, theywould at moflbut give me thehearing, they wouldnot con- fider it; though the light fhined in upon them,and they could not chufe but fee fomthing,yet they would not fit down and row' it in their thoughts, and work it upon their hearts, to finde out the excellency of what they faw,Ir isa very great meafureoffinfulnes not to know the wayes of God, but not toconfider what we know, but lightly topafsit by, that is agreatermeafureof Cnfulnefs, Thirdly, comparing this affertion concerning wicked men,they would not confider anyofhiswayes, with their pro Lice in theformer part of the verfe, they turned backfromGod, and with theeffect . ofit in the verle following, they made the cryof thepoor to come up to him, &c. Obferve. Thereafon why men arefe wicked,andaltfowickedly,is, besaufe theymiede not the word of Clod. They who confider not the rule of the-Word, are far both from righteoufnefs towards man, and holinefs towards God. If once a man throwafide the Wordof God, where will he flay ? He will neither abide in any wayes of holinefs, nor will he abide in any wayes ofrighteoufnefs; theycannot make confcienceofthewayes of God, who will not confider the wayes*1 God. We have this clear character of a wicked man, (Pfal, io.) he is one that will poffìbly
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